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Is the line with equation y equals -8 horizontal or vertical What is the slope of this line?
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Horizontal as it passes through -8 on the y-axis. Since it is a horizontal line, the slope is zero. For proof, use the points on the line of (1,-8) & (2,-8) and calculate the slope to get zero.
m = ((-8) - (-8))/ (2-1) = 0/1 = 0
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